Wire fabric.



J1 SGHWARTZMAN.

WIRE FABRIC.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 27, 1911.

Patented 0st, 29, 1912.

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- WIRE FABRIC. APPLICATION FILED 1-IOV.27,1911

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WIEE FABRIC.

specification. cit-Letters Patent;

Patented Get. 29, 1912.

Lgiplication also November 27, 1911. Serial No. 662,539.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, Si icon SOHWARTZMAN, a citizen of the United States, residin at Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and tate of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Wire Fabrics;

and I do hereby declare the following to the be a full, clear, and exact description of invention, such as will enable others skilled,

in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to eharactors of reference marked thereon, which I form a part of this specification This invention relates, generally, to improvements in fabrics made of Wire; and,.

the invention has retereiice, more particularly, to a novel construction of Wire-fabric for use as a bed-spring andeomposed'oi a plurality of small and interconnected units, adapted to be secured to and connected with the usual frame, to provide aJ-complete bed bottom;

The present invention has for its prim cipal object to provide a Wire-fabric of the general character hereinafter more fully set forth having certain spring-like features and resilient properties so that the fabric easily stretched in the direction of its len 511, as well as in the direction of its Wi t1.

The invention has for its further objectto provide a-Wire-fa'bric in the form of a bed-spring formed along its longitudinally extending marginal edges with a doubled arrangement of interconnected and longitudinally extending units, so as "to provide a double edge and to distribute greater strength along said marginal edges of the fabric where most needed.

Other objects of this invention are :-First, to provide a Wire-fabric which will not to any great extent squeeze in from the sides of the fabric, so as to sagin, the middle;'secondly, co-provide a springdike action to each individual unit, so that the "Wire-fabric will resume its normally flat the same; fourthly, to provide a Wire-fabric composed of a plurality of units which are connected in such manner so that the fabric is foldable in its width, as Well as along its length, upon the lines of connection between the interconnected units; -and fi'fthly, to provide a fabric in which the connected parts of the interconnected units provide strong supports for the mattress, the arrangement of the units being such, so that a close relation of such units is the result and a better support for the mattress is provided; and, finally, to provide Wire-fabric which is noiseless, there being no squeaky and loose connections which will rattle or jingle With the weight movaloly supported thereon, or when moving the Wire-fabric from place to place.

Other objects ofthis invention not at this time more particularly enumerated will be clearly understood from the following detailed description of the present invention.

With the various objects of this invention in View, the said invention consists, pri- 'ihfll'lly, in the novel wire-fabric hereinafter set forth, and, this invention consists, furthermore, in the novel arrangements and vcomloinations 01 the several devices and "carts, as well as in the detailsof the construction of the same, all o'i' which will be more fully. set forth in theaccompanying speclficatlon, and then finally embodied in the clauses of the claims which are appended to and which form an essential part of this specification.

The invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure l is a plan view of a portion of a wire-fabric, showing one embodiment of the, principles of the present invention; and ig. 2 is a sectional representation of the same, saidisection being takenonline 2- 2* of said Fig, 1. Fig. 3- isa plan view of a portion of a Wire-fabric of a slightly varied form of construction, but stille nbodyingprinciples of the present nvention. Figs. 4 and 5 are perspective views of the two forms of units employed in the "construction of iv'iredab'ric represcnted in said Fig. 1; and Figs. 6' and 7 are perspective vievvs'of the two {onus of units employed in the construction ofwire-fabric illustrated in said Fig. Figs. Sand 9 are plan views of two other varied forms Q EE'FXVAILABLB cor? 1mm the fabric is composed of a. multlplicity of interconnected Wire-units l of the c0nstruction shown in Fig. 4 and the reinforcing.

wire units 2 shown in Fig. 5 of the draw ings. Each unit 1 consists of a air of longitudinally extending side-mom are 3 and a laterally extending end-member 4r, said side membezs 3 and the end-member 4 being connected by suitably formed eyes or loop-shaped portions 5 located at the juncticns of sud side-members and the said endmember. The eyes or loopshaped portions arebent so as to be angularly or diagonally disposed with relation to the general rectangular configuration of'the unit 1, and at their free ends, the side-members 3 are made with suitablybent members or portions 6 which form suitable eyes or loops for the purposes to be presently set forth. Each unit- 2 consists of a pair of closely located sidequenilrers 7 and a short laterally eX- tending end-n1ember 8, said side-members 7 and the end-member 8 being connected b the curved portions 9, which with the end member 8 provide the unit 2 with a'suitable eye or loop of substantially the configuration shown in said Fig. of the drawings; At their free ends, the side-members 7 are made with suitably bent members or portions -10v which form suitable eyes or loops. In as sembli [1g these units 1. and 2 to provide the wiredebric represented in said 13 ig. l of the drawing the uni" of which tlu heel-1d relot n .(i so that the Sldfidllllllllfu th ad acent .t'nembers 3 are then hocl red over the end,

members 4 of the units 1. 1n the next lateral row of interconnected units 1, upon opposite sides of the eyes formed by the hooked portions 5 of the adjacent units '1, in the manner clearly shown. The spread-a art arrange-- ment of the side-members 0 the adjacent units 1 products 1:. spring-like action of each pair of overlapped side-members 3 toward each other, as will be clearly evident, so that the eyes or loops 6 which are located upon the opposite sides of the hoouted portions 5,

are forced directly against said portions 5, whereby afirm and ractical ri d connection is the result, which causes t e complete fabricto hang taut, but still permits the wire-fabric to be folded longitudinally along the lihes ofthe connected side-memhers 3, or laterally along the lines of the connected end-members 4 of the several units 1, as will be clearlyevident.

Along the longitudinal marginal edges-o! the wire-fabric made by the units assembled in the manner above stated, the fabric is reinforced by melins of a series of the com nected narrow units 2 previously mentioned,

and of the general configuration shown in Fig. -5 of the drawings. I

s will be seen from an ins tion of Fig. 1 of the drawings, the curve portions 9 of the laterally extending end-member 8 of each unit are arranged with relation to the looped-shaped portions of the longitudinally extending marginal rows of the assembled units 1, in such a manner that the one sidemember 3 of the unit 1 will lie substantiall between the two side-members 7 of the unit 2 and so that, at the junction of the said parts two receiving portions or loo s, as 11 and .12, are formed, into which t e bentmembers or portions 6 at the free ends of said side-members 3 of the marginal units 1., and the bent members or portions 10 of said reinforcing units 2 are hooked and suitably secured in the manner more clearly illustrated in Fig. .1. The units in the laterally extending end-row are suitably connected by means of a laterally extending wire 13 which is .formed with loops 14 and 15 arranged, respectively, in the respective bentmembers or portions 6 of the units 1 and the b'cnhportions or members 10 of the units 2, as will be clearly understood from an in ain'ticulm'ly of Figs. 1 and 2 fabric thus prots l nml :3 in the ntably roiled con necting springs 17 are employed, said springs 17 being provided with the usual hooks or eye-portions 18 and 19 by means of which the' wire-fabric ca be connected with the frame-work 16, substantially as shown. In order to rovide' for greater resilincy and increased spring-like action of the fabric; the sidemembers 3 of the units 1 are providedwith the inwardly bent-portion's and their laterally extendin membe'rs 4 are formed with the bent as illustrated in Figs. 3' and 6 o the drawings. The members 7 of the units 2, as will be seen from an inspection of Fig, 3, and from Fig. 7 of the drawings, are formed with outwardly extending bent-members 22, substantially as shown. In all other re spects, the units 1 and 2 in 'the form of wire-fabric. represented in said Fig. 3 of rt1ons-21,-

fabric having a pliable spring-like action is theresult, which will carry great weight the drawings, are of the same general eonfiguration and construction as the units 1 and 2 employed. in connection with the .wire

fabric represented in said l and 2 of interconnected arrangement of the several units, in the manner as represented in Figs. 1 and 3, also provides a fabric which does not squeeze in in its width, so that the fabric will not sag in the middle, and a without the danger of distorting or disconnecting the units, the said units upon the removal. of the weight from the fabric readily assuming their normal initial relations, so that a perfectly flat wire fabric and bed-s rings is the result.

In l ig. 8 I have shown a slightly modified arrangement of inter-connected-iu1its 23, the said units being of triangular coniiguration, and being brought into hooked relation at their corners 24 so as to provide suitable loop-shaped portions or eyes 25 intb which are hooked and suitably secured eyes or loop-shaped portions 27 with which the side-members 26 of the said triangul-arly shaped elements are provided. It will be seen that in the assembling of 'such triahgu larly shaped units, a wire-fabric for bed' springs is provided which embodies in its construction the general features of the wire fabric made by the units of the forms rep resented in igs. l and 3, and, that with a wire-fabric of the construction represented in Fig. 8,'great resiliency and spring-like. action is also provided.

In Fig. 9, is shown a wire-fabric consisting of inter-connected units 28 of the same general configuration as. the units 1 repre- I seated in the construction shown in Fig. l.

- said eyes.

the side and end-memners of the respective units a joint, provided, Without interven' ing links, which is especially strong and noiseless, and which permits of the wirefabric to'be folded either laterally or longitudinally along the lines of the various joints of the assembled units.

I am aware that some changes may be made in the general arrangements and combinations of the several devices and parts, as well as in the details of the construction of the same, without departing from the scope of my present invention as set forth in the foregoing specification, and as delined in the claims which are appended thereto. Hence, I do not limit my present invention to the exact arrangements and combinations of the several devices and parts, described in the said specification, nor do I confine myself to the exact details of the construction of the said arts, as illustrated in the accompanying rawings.

1 claim: 1. A wire-fabric for bed-springs and the like, comprising a multiplicity of wire units arranged in rows, each unit consisting of side-members and a. laterally extending endmember, said side-members being formed with inwardly extending angular portions arranged and constructed to provide springlike action or resiliency of said side-me1nbers and lateral stretch of the fabric, and the end-member of each unit being formed with an angular portion arranged and constrncted to provide spring-like action or resiliency of said end-member and longitudinal stretch of the fabric, means connected with said units for connecting the same, and reinforcing units also of wire extending along the longitudinal marginal edges of the wire fabric, the side-members of the units in each longitudinally extending end-row of said fabric being connected with said reinforcing I 1 1 it wire-fabric for bed-springs and the like, comprising a multiplicity of wire units arranged in rows, each unit consisting of side-members and a laterally extcndingend member, said side-members being formed with inwardly extending angular portions arranged and controlled to provide springlike action or resiliency of said side-members and lateral stretch of the fabric, and the end-member of each unit being formed with an angular portion-arranged and constructed to provide spring-like action or resilieney of said end-member and longitudinal stretch of the fabric, and loop-shaped portions at the junctions of said side-members and said end-member, said loop-shaped portions forming eyes, the-'loop-shaped portions of the adjoining units being hooked over each other so that the side-membeisof the adjoining units overlap at points near 25 sald relnforcin forming eyes, the loop-shape a. A wire-fabric for bed-springs and the to provide spring-like action or resiliency of said end-member and longitudinal stretch of the fabric, and loop-shaped portions rat the junctions of'saidside-members and said end'm'ember, said loop-sha ed portions ortions of the adjoining units being hooked over each otherso that the side-members of the ad- 'joining vunits overlap at points near said eyes, and reinforcing units also of wire extending -alon the longitudinal marginal edges of the .wire fabric, the side-members of the units in each longitudinally extending end-rowof said fabric being connected with units. v

L A wire-fa ric for bcd-springs and the like, comprising a multiplicity of wire units arranged in rows, each unit consisting of side-members and a laterally extending endmember, said side-members being formed arranged in rows, each unit consisting of' with inwardly extendin angular portibns arranged and constructe to provide springlike action or resiliency of said side-members, and means connected with said units for connectingthe same, and narrow reinforcing units also of wire extending along the longitudinal marginal edges of the wire, each reinforcing unit comprising a pair of side-members, a short end-member, and loopshaped portions at the junctions of said side members and said end-member, said sidem'embers bein formed with angular portions arrange and constructed to rovide spring-like action or resiliency of said sidemembers, the side-members of the units in each longitudinally extending end-row of said fabric being connected with said reinforcing units, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

5. A wire-fabric for bed-springs and the like, comprising a multiplicity of wire units side-members and a laterallyextending endmember, said side-rnembers being formed with inwardly extending angular portions and constructed to rovide spring-like action or resiliency of said side-members, and loopshaped portions at the junctions of said sidemembers and said end-member, said 100p. shaped portions formin eyes, the loopsha ed portions ofthe ad oinin units being hoo ed overeach other so that t e side-mem-' bers of the adjoining units overlap at points near said eyes, and narrow reinforcing units jllSO of wire extendin along the longitudinal marginal edges 0 the wire, each rein-- forcing unit com risin a pair of side-members, a short end memier, and loop-shaped portions at the junctions of said side-memersand-said end-member, said side-members being formed with angular portions arranged and constructed to provide springlike action or resiliency of said side-members, the side-members of the units injeach longitudinally extending end-row of said fabric being connected with said reinforcing units, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

6. A wire-fabric for bed-springs and the like, comprising a. multiplicity of wire units arranged in rows, each unit consisting of side-members and a laterally extending end member, said side-members being formed with inwardly extendin angular portions arranged and constructe to pro vide springlike action or resiliency of said side-members and lateralstretch-of the fabric, and the end-member of each unit being formed with an'angul'ar portion arranged and constructed to provide spring-like action or resiliency of said end-member and longitudinal stretc of the fabric, means connected with said units for connecting theisame, and narrow reinforcing units also of wire extending along the longitudinal marginal edges of'the win each reinforcing unit comprising a pair of side-1nembers, a short end-member and 100 shaped portions at the junctions of said si 0- members and said end-member, said sidemembers being formed with angular portions arranged and constructed to provide springlike action or resiliency of said side-members, the side-members of the units in each longitudinally extending end-row of Bid fabric being connected with said reinforcing units, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

7. A wire-fabrie for bed-springs and the like, comprising'a multiplicity of wire units arranged inrows, each unit consisting of side-members and a laterally extending endmember, said side-members being formed with inwardly extending angular portions arranged and controlled to provide springlike action or resiliency of said side-mean bers and'lateral stretch of the fabric, and the end-members of each unit being formed with an angular portion arranged and constructed to provide spring-like action or resiliency of said end-member and longitudinal stretch of the fabric, and loop-shaped port-ions at the junctions of said s de-memers and said end-member, said loop-shaped portionsgionning eyes, the loo shaped or-, tions of the ad oining units ing hoo ed over each other so that the side-members of the adjoinin units overla at points near said eyes, an narrow rein arcing units also of wire extending along the longitudinal 1,042,612 R 5 inarinzil edges of the Wire, each reinfor cing nee ted With said reinfercing units, substanunit comprising a pair of side-members a tially as 1 nd for the purposes set forth. short end-member, and loop-shaped portions In testlmony, that I claim the inventlon at the junctions of said side-memhers and setforth above I have hereunto set my hand 5'said end-member, said side-members being flns 24th day of November, 1911.

formed with angular portions arran ed and constructed to provide spring-like a dtion 0r JACUB SOHWARTZMAN' resiliency of said. side-members, the side- Witnesses: memhers'of the units in each longitudinally GEORGE D. RICHARDS,

- 10 extending end-row of said fabric being con- (ADOLPH HANSEN. 

